Movie Screening — April (Otar Iosseliani, 1961)
The first screening of this series will feature Otar Iosseliani’s “April” (1961), a 45-minute black-and-white film that centres on body language and gestures, shot with minimal dialogue. This is a story about a young couple who just moved to a new apartment. As they chase more and more material objects, their happy relationship progressively worsens, and their spiritual connection becomes lost. By developing an anti-materialistic narrative, Iosseliani effectively portrays how love fades in the day-to-day life of a consumer-driven society.
Before the screening, the co-founder of Ubani, art historian Ana Chorgolashvili, will give a short introductory talk focusing on the social and political sensitivity of the work from the perspective of urban change in the city.
The film was banned during the Soviet era, but it was later restored and has since played a significant role in Georgian cinematography.
Program
Refreshments sold at the event will include herbal infusions made with local products, prepared by the “Fermentation Club,” a collaborative project of SOOOON SPACE and BIOPROPS Studio that serves as a space for experiments, workshops, and hands-on work with fermentation and bio-based materials. Salty and sweet popcorn, as well as lemonades, will also be available for sale during the screening. In parallel with the event, the exhibition “Beyond the Upper Margin. Chapter I” by Katya Selezneva and Vladimir Seleznev will be displayed.
